Authentic: Not false or copied; genuine, real. Authenticity is the practice of aligning one’s actions, words, and behaviors with their true self, core values, and beliefs. It doesn’t sound so difficult, just say what you mean and mean what you say…
Cooperation: Willingness to cooperate. In sociology: Activity shared for mutual benefit. We daily witness Mother Nature essentially cooperating. The Sun, the Moon, the Stars and Planets, the Earth, the Trees and Plants, all working intricately together to support organic life as we experience it. How wonderful!
Destiny has several definitions, but for this discussion we will use: The power or agency that determines the course of events. Therefore, our destiny is to a certain degree up to us as individuals. Agency also has many definitions and here we will use: The capacity to act or exert power…
Honor All Living Things, the acronym that came on my early morning walk. Honor as a verb: To hold in honor or high respect; revere. Also; to worship, glorify, or serve (a deity). This is perhaps the oldest type of religion (defined as tight connection) described as, ‘Animism’ (from Latin: anima meaning ‘breath, spirit, life’)…
Meaning: the end, purpose, or significance of something. For the most part, things which surround us have meaning. Our house or apartment, our bus pass, bike or car. Especially our refrigerator, bed and bathroom…
Peace be with you in the physical, mental, and spiritual realms! ‘Om’ is the sacred, primeval sound of the universe, while ‘Shanti’ means peace. If you stop to consider, the universe is fairly tranquil and peaceful on its own. The Sun and Moon provide us with light, heat and faith in consistency…
Pace: a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. Keeping pace is challenging to say the least. From the beginning of the 20th century when cement, electricity, and automobiles, the three main pillars of urbanization appeared, the stride to survive has steadily increased…
In anthropology (the study of human beings) Culture is defined as: The sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. So American Culture, according to this definition, would essentially be a culture of conquest…
Exploitation: 1) use or utilization, especially for profit (2) selfish utilization. Profit: as a noun – advantage, benefit, gain, As a verb – to gain an advantage or benefit. The Industrial Revolution roughly began circa 1750 and was marked by a shift from hand production methods to machine-based manufacturing…
Worthy: having adequate or great merit, character, or value. In these uncertain times for many of us the question arises: Am I worthy enough?